Monday, December 5, 2011

Monday, December 5

Classwork

  • Reviewed feedback for Task 20 (Imagine that the ELC has a time capsule. Every student in Linguistic Accuracy C has to select one item to be remembered by. What item would you include? Why?) See the white handout.
  • Revised Task 20 for the final time.

Homework

  • Bring in ANY drafts you have. Organize them and mark the error charts. Do as many as you can. You can put them in my box or bring them to class tomorrow.
  • If possible, bring candy to help decorate gingerbread men.
  • Thank you as always, class. You're great!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Thursday, December 1

Classwork

  • Discussed feedback for Task 19 Draft 3.
  • In the lab, rewrote Task 20 (Imagine that the ELC has a time capsule. Every student in Linguistic Accuracy C has to select one item to be remembered by. What item would you include? Why?)

Homework

  • Revise Task 19 for the final draft.
  • In class on Monday, we will revise Task 20 Draft 3, fill out our charts and be done, so bring any drafts that you still have. Just turn in everything you've got on Monday. For the last half of the class, we'll play games, so bring any you've got!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tuesday, November 29

Classwork

  • Completed Unit 12 (Singular and Plural of Nouns) Post-test Exercises C and D on p. 267. Some examples from Exercise D are the following.
    • Non-count: Density is just another type of measurement.
    • Count: Different solutions of salty water have different densities, depending on the amount of salt they contain.
  • Reviewed feedback on participles for Task 20.
    • In this school we had a great experience to develop our English skills, learn about different countries and more importantly became friends should be In this school we had a great experience developing our English skills, learning about different countries and more importantly becoming friends.
    • Even though I spent all my time help them, I was the one most helped should be Even though I spent all my time helping them, I was the one most helped.

Homework

  • Revise Task 20 (Imagine that the ELC has a time capsule. Every student in Linguistic Accuracy C has to select one item to be remembered by. What item would you include? Why?) This revision will be Draft 2. Tomorrow in class, we will rewrite this task for Draft 3. This will be the last time that we type in class!
  • Do not worry about revising Task 19 for Draft 2. There was a lot of confusion due to the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Monday, November 28, 2011

Monday, November 28

Classwork

  • In the lab, wrote Task 20 (Imagine that the ELC has a time capsule. Every student in Linguistic Accuracy C has to select one item to be remembered by. What item would you include? Why?)
  • Reviewed singulars and plurals with the Unit 12 (Singular and Plural of Nouns) Post-test, Ex. A, p. 266. 

Homework

  • I forgot to give the class their papers from Tuesday! You can pick them up in box, and we'll review them in class tomorrow. You can pick up Task 19 in my box as well. (See below.)
  • Revise Task 19 (What is the most important skill or value that you've learned at the ELC? Why is it important? How will it help you in the future?)


Tuesday, November 22

Classwork

  • Speaking practice.



Homework

  • None! Happy Thanksgiving!


Monday, November 21, 2011

Monday, November 21

Classwork
  • In the lab, wrote Task 19 (What is the most important skill or value that you've learned at the ELC? Why is it important? How will it help you in the future?)
  • Wrote thesis statements for the following TOEFL prompts:
  1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers.
  2. A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.
  • Identified the nouns in our thesis statements. Discussed why each was either singular or plural.

Homework
  • Study for tomorrow's practice quiz on Unit 12: Singular and Plural of Nouns.
  • Bring your books so that we can review Exercises 2 and 3 on pp. 264-265.

Thursday, November 17

Classwork

  • In the lab, rewrote Task 18 (Do you think the news media is biased? Can you give examples? Can you give examples when a news story was not biased?)
  • Chose an article from The Daily Universe. Underlined the first 5 nouns. Explained why each noun was either singular or plural.

Homework

  • None!